Truckers hauled more goods in March 2014 than ever before, according to data records from TransCore Link Logistics' Canadian Freight Index. Truck load volumes have been on a rising trend for the past four months in a row, but March ...
Tags: Truck, Transportation, Auto
According to local reports, US Steel won't sell any of its unused port lands in Hamilton, Ontario to potential competitors, but it will consider proposals from the city. The 3.28-square-kilometer property became available in late 2013 ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, steel
Castle Harlan, Inc., the New York-based middle-market private equity firm, today announced the acquisition of Gold Star Foods, Inc., a leading nutritional food distributor to K-12 schools in California, Arizona and Nevada, by Castle Harlan ...
Tags: Star Foods, nutritional meals
Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has withdrawn plans to sell its global cocoa business and is now pursuing options to divest its chocolate business. The decision comes as the company's negotiations to divest cocoa unit were not successful. ...
Tags: Chocolate, Cocoa, Archer Daniels Midland
Recently, Spiroflow Systems worked with Access Security Products Ltd. to resolve a powder handling problem with a proprietary cement mixture used in its manufacturing process. Access Security Products manufactures and supplies burglary- and ...
Tags: Security Products
Switzerland-based chocolate manufacturer Chocolat Frey has bought a majority stake in US candy maker SweetWorks, for an undisclosed sum. Headquartered in Buffalo, New York, SweetWorks runs a production facility in the region, and has a ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, chocolate
Nexen Tire has signed on as an EnduroCross sponsor for the upcoming 2014 GEICO AMA EnduroCross, fueled by Monster Energy and presented by Lucas Oil series. Nexen will be offering cash incentives to the high-intensity starts with a $500 ...
Tags: tire, tyre, Auto Parts
Canada Bread has announced that its shareholders have approved the company’s proposed sale to a wholly-owned subsidiary of Grupo Bimbo. At a special meeting on 3 April, the deal received approval from shareholders holding around ...
Tags: Canada Bread, Grupo Bimbo
Trucking is in the blood of many members of the Sikh community, according to Simran Kaur Chattha, chair of the Canadian Sikh Association (CSA). So it only follows that the CSA, an association that represents the Sikh community in the ...
Tags: Transportation, logistics
Scientists and regulators investigating the mysterious spread of a deadly virus plaguing the U.S. pork industry are stepping up their scrutiny of what the nation's hog herd eats. With a dearth of solid leads, investigators are exploring ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
The Canadian Competition Bureau has approved Mexican firm Grupo Bimbo’s proposed acquisition of Canada Bread. In February, the Mexican firm agreed to acquire Canada Bread for C$1.83bn ($1.66bn). Canada Bread is the bakery products ...
Canadian steelmaker Ivaco Rolling Mills announced Monday that it will receive a $7 million loan from the Ontario provincial government to modernize its steel billet and hot-rolled wire rod facility in L’Orignal, Ontario. Plans for ...
Tags: steel, Metallurgy, Mineral, wire rod
Days are finally getting longer and after a tough winter, we are certainly seeing the temperatures rise. Is it time yet to sit on your patio and sip on a glass of local white wine? In case you decide to get out your patio dining set, or ...
Tags: patio, Furniture, Furnishing
Wheat yields pushing 150 bu/ac are very possible with good management and increased nitrogen (N) rates. Recent research clearly shows an interaction between fungicides and nitrogen. But high nitrogen rates immediately raises questions ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, Wheat
Long before the dawn of the pacifier, parents of newborns and toddlers found ways to use surrounding resources to help soothe and distract tots into precious moments of peace. In today's smartphone era, a proliferation of applications, ...